ROWAN-SALISBURY BOARD OF EDUC. PARTISAN. (NEW)

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House Bill 31 (Local) Filed Monday, January 30, 2023
AN ACT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ELECTIONS FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE ROWAN-SALISBURY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Intro. by Warren.
Status: Ch. SL 2024-2 (May 16 2024)

SOG comments (2):

Long title change

Submitted by jhenders@sog.unc.edu on

Committee substitute to the 1st edition changed the long title. Original long title was AN ACT TO CHANGE THE FILING PERIOD FOR THE ROWAN-SALISBURY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Long title change

Submitted by ddecamillis@sog... on

Conference report to the 2nd edition changed the long title. Previous title was AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR PARTISAN ELECTIONS FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE ROWAN-SALISBURY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Bill History:

H 31/S.L. 2024-2

Bill Summaries:

  • Bill H 31 (2023-2024)
    Summary date: May 16 2024 - View Summary

    AN ACT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ELECTIONS FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE ROWAN-SALISBURY BOARD OF EDUCATION. SL 2024-2. Enacted May 16, 2024. Effective May 16, 2024, except as otherwise provided.

    Government, Elections
    UNCODIFIED, Rowan
  • Bill H 31 (2023-2024)
    Summary date: May 8 2024 - View Summary

    Conference report to the 2nd edition makes the following changes.

    Effective when the act becomes law, amends Section C of Article V of “A Plan for the Merger of the Rowan County School and Salisbury City Schools,” as amended, to remove language pertaining to election of Board of Education (Board) members that address attendance zones, the district 6 and 7 seats, and the format of the ballots. Changes the candidate filing period to start at noon on the first Friday in July and to end on the third Friday in July (currently, candidates can begin filing starting on the sixteenth Friday before the election and no later than the twelfth Friday before the election). Removes language detailing required information for the notice of candidacy and instead requires the notice of candidacy to comply with Article 24 of GS Chapter 163 (concerning the conduct of municipal elections. Makes technical changes.

    Makes the following provisions, which would have been effective when the act became law, so that they are now effective December 1, 2026, only if approved by the qualified voters of Rowan County in a referendum conducted by the Rowan County Board of Elections in the 2024 general election:

    • Requirement that the Board consist of seven members elected on a partisan basis at the time of the general election in each even-numbered year with members serving staggered four-year terms. Requirement for candidates to be nominated at the same time and manner as county officers. Requirement for the election to be conducted in accordance with the applicable provisions of GS Chapters 115C and 163.
    • Requirement for vacancies to be filled according to GS 115C-37.1. Requirement that a person reside in the resident district where a vacancy exists to be eligible for appointment to fill the vacancy.
    • Repeal of Sections C and D of Article V of “A Plan for Merger of the Rowan County School and the Salisbury City Schools," as amended by Section 2 of SL 1987-890, and Section 2 of the act.
    • Adds the specification that the act does not affect the term of members elected in 2022 or 2024 and sets out requirements for filling vacancies in offices of those elected to the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education in 2022 and 2024. 

    Specifies that the referendum question will be whether the voter is for or against changing the method of election for the Board from nonpartisan to partisan.  If the referendum passes, then repeals requirement that vacancies on the Board be filled in accordance with GS 115C-37(f) along with the changes to Section C of Article V of “A Plan for Merger of the Rowan County School and the Salisbury City Schools," as amended by Section 2 of SL 1987-890 as described above.

    Makes organizational changes. Amends the act's titles. 

    Education, Government, Elections
    UNCODIFIED, Rowan
  • Bill H 31 (2023-2024)
    Summary date: May 31 2023 - View Summary

    Senate committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes. 

    Deletes the content of the previous edition and replaces it with the following.

    Repeals Sections C and D of Article V of “A Plan for Merger of the Rowan County School and the Salisbury City Schools," as amended by Section 2 of SL 1987-890. 

    Requires that the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education consist of seven members elected on a partisan basis at the time of the general election in each even-numbered year with members serving staggered four-year terms. Requires one member to be elected from each of seven single-member residency districts, as described, by the qualified voters of the entire county. Specifies that only a person residing in a residency district is eligible as a candidate in the election to that district's seat. Requires candidates to be nominated at the same time and manner as county officers. Requires the election to be conducted in accordance with the applicable provisions of GS Chapters 115C and 163. Requires vacancies to be filled according to GS 115C-37.1 (makes conforming changes to that statute, effective December 1, 2024). Requires that a person reside in the resident district where a vacancy exists to be eligible for appointment to fill the vacancy.

    Allows the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education to revise the residency districts if an adjustment is required for a change in the attendance zones to accommodate a new school, school closure, or consolidation of schools; specifies that a change in the boundaries of attendance zones does not affect the ability of a person to complete a term of office. Establishes staggered terms, setting out which members are to be elected in 2024 and in 2026. 

    Specifies that the act does not affect the term of members elected in 2020 or 2022 and sets out requirements for filling vacancies in offices of those elected to the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education in 2020 and 2022. 

    Amends the act's long title.

    Education, Government, Elections
    UNCODIFIED, Rowan
  • Bill H 31 (2023-2024)
    Summary date: Jan 30 2023 - View Summary

    Amends Section C of Article V of “A Plan for Merger of the Rowan County School and the Salisbury City Schools," as amended by Section 2 of SL 1987-890 to change the candidate filing period to run for the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education. Requires candidates to now file a notice of candidacy starting no earlier than 12:00 noon on the third Friday in July (was, the sixteenth Friday) and ending by not later than 12:00 noon on the third Friday in July before the general election (was, the twelfth Friday). Changes the contents of a notice of candidacy to now conform to the requirements of Article 24 (Conduct of Municipal Elections) of GS Chapter 163 instead of requiring the statement to also include the candidate’s address and place of residence. Makes additional clarifying and technical changes. Applies only to elections held after the act becomes law. 

    Education, Government, Elections
    UNCODIFIED, Rowan
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